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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, my mom died in her 50s as well. I'm her only child. It's lonely to not to be able to share/laugh about memories with any siblings who would have known her like I did. Being an only child makes grief a little different in my opinion. I agree with counseling, its worth a shot. [/quote]

I met my best friend in a parental loss bereavement group 12 years ago. I lost both parents within 8 months of each other. I have many siblings, my friend was an only child who had just lost her only parent. In group, she remarked that grieving with your siblings is better than grieving alone. I told her that my siblings and I were all grieving and of little support to each other and we might as well have been alone. Grief is a personal process. Over the years, I've learned so much about her parent, that I can picture them throughout my friend's childhood and young adulthood. We are more like sisters at this point and I support her and listen when grief rears its head.[/quote]

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